Detections
Analytics

1.258 WN22-UR-000050

Information

Windows Server 2022 create a pagefile user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

GROUP ID: V-254495
RULE ID: SV-254495r958726

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

Accounts with the 'Create a pagefile' user right can change the size of a pagefile, which could affect system performance.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Create a pagefile

to include only the following accounts or groups:

 - Administrators

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22357

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-254495r958726_rule, STIG-ID|WN22-UR-000050, Vuln-ID|V-254495

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: af3e02d9c7b0ceb48fbf93bcd23ece155b67d11efa958df6390af48fd031c442